Boeing 757-200

Boeing 757-200

The Boeing 757 is a mid-size narrow-body twinjet aircraft, ideal for short to medium-haul routes. The 757-200 model makes up the bulk of our fleet, with a total of 25 currently in use.

General introduction

The Boeing 757-200 has been by far the most popular 757 variant, with a total of 913 built over the course of its manufacture. The efficient turbofan engines allow take-offs from relatively high altitudes and short runways, and with a maximum range of 6,300 km (3,900 mi), they are well-suited for both domestic and transcontinental flights. The wings are optimised to reduce drag, thereby increasing fuel efficiency.

Our aircraft

Icelandair’s 757-200s have seating for 183 passengers, with seats arranged 3-3 in Economy Class, 3-3 with the middle seat in each row reserved in Economy Comfort, and 2-2 in Saga Class. Comfort is at the forefront, and passengers are provided with a personal in-flight entertainment system and gate-to-gate Wi-Fi access.

Eldfell

Eldfell, on Heimaey, one of the Westman Islands, is a volcanic cone formed during a surprise 1973 eruption not far from the centre of one of the most important fishing villages in Iceland. No one was hurt.

Eyjafjallajökull

Eyjafjallajökull glacier is a relatively small ice cap in South Iceland, just west of the much larger Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Eyjafjallajökull covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of 1,666 metres (5,466 ft). The most recent eruption in Eyjafjallajökull was in April 2010.

Grábrók

Grábrók is the name of a crater that was formed in a fissure eruption in West Iceland less than 3,000 years ago. Children love running up to the top of this friendly volcano, which stands just a few metres from the road.

Grímsvötn

Grímsvötn is the name of a volcano and a series of sub-glacial lakes in South East Iceland on the Vatnajökull glacier. Grímsvötn has one of the highest eruption frequencies in Iceland; the last was in May, 2011.

Herðubreið

Herðubreið is the name of an extinct volcano in the highlands of North Iceland. It is a “tuya,” a volcano formed under a glacier. Many Icelanders consider Herðubreið to be the most beautiful mountain in Iceland.

Keilir

Keilir is a cone-shaped volcano which was created subglacially and is located on the Reykjanes Peninsula to the south of Reykjavík, from where it can be viewed as a well-known landmark. Rising to a height of 379 m, Keilir consists primarily of hyaloclastite and pillow lavas.

Krafla

Krafla is a caldera about 10 km in diameter and is in a 90-km-long fissure zone, in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region. Krafla’s highest peak reaches 818 m. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history, the last of which occurred between 1975 and 1984.

Öræfajökull

Öræfajökull is the largest active volcano in Iceland, and on its north-western side is Hvannadals­hnjúkur, the highest peak in the country. It has not erupted since the 18th century.
(In case you're wondering, the last letter of the Icelandic alphabet is Ö, which is why this entry appears last on our list.)

Skjaldbreiður

Skjaldbreiður is the name of an extinct shield volcano in the vicinity of Þing­vellir, the South Iceland site of the old Icelandic parliament, or Alþingi. Skjaldbreiður is estimated to be around 9,000 years old.